Poll makes Pepper proud

UPDATE BELOW
David Pepper has a 12-point lead in the Democrat’s attempt to oust incumbent Republican Hamilton County Commissioner Phil Heimlich.

The results are from a Channel 9/Survey USA poll of 479 likely voters.

It showed that 54 percent would vote for Pepper were the election today while 42 percent would keep Heimlich in the job he has had since 2002. Four percent were undecided.

The poll has a margin of error of +/- 4.6.

“It’s encouraging that an independent poll confirms what we have been saying and hearing all campaign— that people are ready for something new in Hamilton County,” Pepper noted in a press release.

Heimlich didn’t immediately respond to telephone calls for comment.

An August poll paid for by Pepper showed him with a 5-point lead.

UPDATE
Heimlich called to say he'd been told the Channel 9 poll was "not valid" because of the way it was conducted.